9:02 AM,
Mar. 26, 2014

Louisiana Tech will take on Florida State tonight with a berth in the NIT semifinals in New York City on the line.

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When Louisiana Tech first learned of its postseason fate 10 days ago on Selection Sunday, the Bulldogs made a pact to do whatever they could to play in Madison Square Garden for the NIT Final Four.

So far, that pact has included a last-second buzzer beater and a throttling of the second-place Southeastern Conference team in their home arena. The final chapter includes a rematch of a 2013 NIT game against Florida State when the Bulldogs upended the Seminoles in what turned out to be a shot in the arm to the basketball program.

Tech (29-7) and Florida State (21-13) face off later this evening in ...